Port Vale Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Port Vale Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Port Vale are averaging 11.3 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21.1 total fouls on average. That puts them 13th of 24 for team fouls per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Grimsby, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Port Vale players commit the most fouls?

K. Dempsey leads with 12 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (1.5/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Port Vale player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Port Vale's foul profile look this season?

Port Vale are averaging 11.3 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 9.8 for a match-total of 21.1. That ranks 13th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Port Vale pick up one yellow card every 0.142 fouls.

How is the foul matchup read calculated?

Foul matchup blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the team's underlying foul propensity (20%). For the upcoming fixture against Grimsby the page weights each Port Vale defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.

Where do these foul stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Port Vale fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their foul rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Does the referee affect foul counts?

Yes - the referee profile module shows the assigned official's average fouls and yellows per match this season. Some referees blow for materially more fouls than others.

Port Vale player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
K. Dempsey	midfielder	8	12	1.5	100%
C. Humphreys	defender	5	10	2	100%
Mo Faal	attacker	3	9	3	100%
Tyreece Simpson	attacker	2	2	1	100%
Keyrol Figueroa	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Maleace Asamoah	attacker	1	1	1	100%
George Hall	midfielder	5	7	1.4	80%
Lewis Montsma	defender	7	6	0.86	71%
Jaheim Headley	defender	6	6	1	67%
Kyle John	defender	3	3	1	67%
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel	defender	8	10	1.25	63%
George Byers	midfielder	5	5	1	60%
Liam Gordon	defender	5	6	1.2	60%
Connor Hall	defender	5	7	1.4	60%
Ben Garrity	midfielder	5	4	0.8	60%
Oliver Lynch	attacker	7	5	0.71	57%
Rhys Walters	midfielder	6	4	0.67	50%
Ben Waine	attacker	4	4	1	50%
Onel Lázaro Hernández Mayea	attacker	7	2	0.29	29%
J. Smith	goalkeeper	7	0	0	0%
Marko Maroši	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%
Max Watters	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Matthew Craig	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Ryan Croasdale	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

Port Vale fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
3 Oct 2026	League Two	Colchester United	Away	0-0	0	0	0
26 Sep 2026	League Two	Northampton Town	Home	0-0	0	0	0
19 Sep 2026	League Two	Walsall	Away	2-0	18	14	32	Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (4)
12 Sep 2026	League Two	Exeter City	Home	1-0	14	9	23	Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (3)
5 Sep 2026	League Two	Salford City	Away	1-0	18	11	29	George Hall (4)
1 Sep 2026	League Two	Swindon Town	Away	3-1	7	10	17	Oliver Lynch (2)
29 Aug 2026	League Two	Crewe Alexandra	Home	0-0	15	15	30	Connor Hall (4)
22 Aug 2026	League Two	Tranmere Rovers	Home	1-1	19	17	36	Mo Faal (6)
15 Aug 2026	League Two	Oldham Athletic	Away	2-0	16	12	28	C. Humphreys (5)
7 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Away	3-0	6	10	16	Mo Faal (2)

Port Vale fouls 2026/2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 12.9
Fouls against per game: 11.6
Match total fouls per game: 24.5
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 1 of 24

Port Vale Fouls for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	4	13.75	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%
Away	6	12.33	67%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	10	12.9	70%	60%	60%	60%	60%

Port Vale Fouls against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	4	12.5	100%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	6	11	100%	83%	50%	33%	17%
Overall	10	11.6	100%	70%	50%	40%	30%

Port Vale Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	4	26.25	75%	75%	75%	50%	50%
Away	6	23.33	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	10	24.5	60%	60%	60%	50%	50%

Port Vale Team fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	12.9	13.75	12.33
Yellow cards / match	1.6	1.25	1.83
Fouls per yellow card	8.1	11	6.7
Cards per foul	12%	9%	15%
Fouls over 8.5	70%	75%	67%
Fouls over 9.5	60%	75%	50%
Fouls over 10.5	60%	75%	50%
Fouls over 11.5	60%	75%	50%
Fouls over 12.5	60%	75%	50%

Port Vale Fouls against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	11.6	12.5	11
Fouls against over 8.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls against over 9.5	70%	50%	83%
Fouls against over 10.5	50%	50%	50%
Fouls against over 11.5	40%	50%	33%
Fouls against over 12.5	30%	50%	17%

Port Vale Match fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	24.5	26.25	23.33
Match fouls over 18.5	60%	75%	50%
Match fouls over 20.5	60%	75%	50%
Match fouls over 22.5	60%	75%	50%
Match fouls over 24.5	50%	50%	50%
Match fouls over 26.5	50%	50%	50%

Port Vale 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	2	6	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	3	4.67	100%	33%	33%	0%
Overall	5	5.2	80%	40%	40%	20%

Port Vale 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	2	6.5	100%	50%	50%	50%
Away	3	4.33	100%	33%	0%	0%
Overall	5	5.2	100%	40%	20%	20%

Port Vale 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	2	12.5	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	3	9	67%	33%	0%	0%
Overall	5	10.4	60%	40%	20%	20%

Port Vale fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	League Two	Walsall (A)	2-0	18	14	32	-
12 Sep	League Two	Exeter City (H)	1-0	14	9	23	-
5 Sep	League Two	Salford (A)	1-0	18	11	29	-
1 Sep	League Two	Swindon (A)	3-1	7	10	17	-
29 Aug	League Two	Crewe (H)	0-0	15	15	30	-
22 Aug	League Two	Tranmere (H)	1-1	19	17	36	18
15 Aug	League Two	Oldham (A)	2-0	16	12	28	10
7 Aug	Carabao Cup	Wolves (A)	3-0	6	10	16	8
2 May	League One	Lincoln (H)	0-2	7	9	16	7
28 Apr	League One	Stockport (A)	1-2	9	9	18	9

League Two fouls table 2026/2027: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Port Vale	7	15.29	12.57	27.86	86%
2	Barnet	7	13.43	13.43	26.86	86%
3	Shrewsbury Town	9	14.89	11.56	26.44	89%
4	Colchester United	8	10.88	15.25	26.13	88%
5	Crewe Alexandra	9	12.89	13.22	26.11	89%
6	Walsall	8	12	13.25	25.25	63%
7	Accrington Stanley	9	15.67	9.56	25.22	78%
8	Newport County	9	11.67	13.11	24.78	89%
9	Grimsby Town	9	12.22	12.44	24.67	67%
10	Salford City	9	9.78	14.78	24.56	78%
11	Crawley Town	7	9.86	14.43	24.29	86%
12	Fleetwood Town	9	12.44	11.67	24.11	78%
13	Tranmere Rovers	9	11.22	12.33	23.56	56%
14	Oldham Athletic	8	11.5	11.88	23.38	63%
15	Exeter City	9	10.44	12.67	23.11	78%
16	Rochdale	9	11.11	11.89	23	67%
17	Chesterfield	9	9.56	12.78	22.33	78%
18	Northampton Town	7	11.29	10.86	22.14	71%
19	Rotherham United	9	12.56	9.56	22.11	44%
20	Bristol Rovers	9	12.44	9	21.44	44%
21	Gillingham	9	11.67	9.56	21.22	44%
22	Cheltenham Town	9	11.44	9.56	21	44%
23	York City	8	8	11.75	19.75	38%
24	Swindon Town	9	10.33	6.89	17.22	11%

Port Vale fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	2	16.5	13	29.5	100%
Vs top half	4	17.5	14.25	31.75	100%
Vs bottom half	3	12.33	10.33	22.67	67%
Vs bottom six	2	15	10.5	25.5	100%

Port Vale fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
League Two	2026/2027	7	15.29	12.57	27.86	86%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	6	10	16	0%
League One	2025/2026	46	10.78	10.57	21.35	48%
FA Cup	2025/2026	6	9.67	12	21.67	50%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	3	7.67	8.67	16.33	33%
League Two	2024/2025	46	11.09	11.09	22.17	54%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	1	8	9	17	0%

Port Vale next three opponents: fouls per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their fouls for	Their fouls against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 10 Oct 14:00	Grimsby (home)	24.67	12.22	12.44	20.75	10.25	10.5
Sat 17 Oct 14:00	Chesterfield (home)	22.33	9.56	12.78	23.75	11	12.75
Tue 20 Oct 19:00	Gillingham (away)	21.22	11.67	9.56	21.8	11	10.8

Port Vale players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	K. Dempsey	midfielder	8	8	100%
2	C. Humphreys	defender	5	6	83%
3	Lewis Montsma	defender	5	7	71%
4	Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel	defender	5	8	63%
5	Ben Garrity	midfielder	4	6	67%

Port Vale players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Liam Gordon	defender	4	6	67%
2	K. Dempsey	midfielder	3	8	38%
3	Mo Faal	attacker	2	3	67%
4	George Byers	midfielder	2	5	40%
5	C. Humphreys	defender	2	6	33%

Port Vale players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel	defender	2	8	25%
2	Mo Faal	attacker	1	3	33%
3	C. Humphreys	defender	1	6	17%
4	Ben Waine	attacker	1	7	14%
5	Connor Hall	defender	1	7	14%

Grimsby fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	League Two	Shrewsbury (H)	1-2	13	25	38	-
26 Sep	League Two	Newport (A)	2-1	9	14	23	-
19 Sep	League Two	Crawley (H)	2-0	17	14	31	-
12 Sep	League Two	Bristol Rovers (H)	2-0	9	12	21	-
5 Sep	League Two	Cheltenham (A)	2-2	7	7	14	-
1 Sep	League Two	Accrington (A)	2-2	10	9	19	-
29 Aug	League Two	Fleetwood (H)	2-2	15	11	26	-
22 Aug	League Two	Walsall (A)	0-0	15	12	27	13
15 Aug	League Two	Exeter City (H)	1-0	15	8	23	12
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Blackpool (H)	1-3	7	11	18	8